Oil-measure.



No. 702,767. Y Patented June I7, |902. G. E. BERNARD.

OIL-MEASURE.

y (Application filed Sept, 8, 1901.) (N o -M o d el.)

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, GEORGE E. BERNARD, OF sT. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of `Letters. Patent No. 702,767, dated June 17, 19025 Application filed September 3, 1901. Serial No. 74.054. y(No modem,`

TOIMZZ Zbhn/IIMLLZ/ concerne-I Be it known thatfl, GEORGEEBERNARD,

A a citizen of 'theUnited-.Statem residing :in the Y ing is a full, clear, and exact description,

city ofOSt. Louis, inthe State of Missouri, have invented certain new and usefulk Improvements in Oil-Measures, ofwhich r'thevfollowreference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention relatesto a,measure for application to yoil storage-tanks lused by storekeepers.

The device comprises a measure into which oil is delivered by the wholesale dealer and 4from which it isdischarged when the measure has `been filled into the storagetank.

' The objectof'theinyention isto provide@ A measure ofthe class namedibylwhich:fraudu-l Ar.elty hereinafter Vfully described, and pointed out in the claims. f

lent measurementlindelivering;oil to the storekeeper'n iayfbeprevented. y My invention-,consistsyin features'of nov- Figure I isa top view of an Oil-storage tank equipped with my measure. Fig. II is a similar view to Fig.'I with the top extension Yof the measure shown in horizontal section and.

the parts of the measure within 'saidJexten- `sionvshown in top View. Fig. III is anlen-y larged verticalsectional view-taken on line III III, Fig. I. e `1 designates a storage-tank of any desir-I I able shape or ferm. Y

2 designates va measure-tank suitably `sup-V ported inthe -upperjend of the storage-tank and having an lextensionoi box form that extends upwardly through-an openinginthe top'of the storage-tank andoccupies aposi,

y' 'tion exterior thereof. IMountedontheektension 3 is a `funnel 4., throughw-hieh vthe oil is introduced into the measure-tank.. p 5 designates van outlet in the bottom of the.,l

measure-tank thatI isadapted to be closed/by an'outletvalve 6,-carried .by a stem 7, having ahlower extension 8,-thatvis fitted in a guiding-slide).

l tank, 4and its outer end is formed intoa finger- .holdaa 24 is a check-receiving pocket adapted to` f contain checks A-to be Awithdrawn lby the per'- Iire-tank at the outer end thereofandl pro- `vided with a dat surface "14., located next -to the. outer wall of said tank. Extending from the-.at portion of the bracket is'an arm,l 15,

thatfis provided with a slot landvhas upwardly and inwardly extending 1ips17.

18 designates a slide providediatits inner end with ,a hook 19 and adaptedl tomove within the lips 17, by ,which it is'conned.

ceives the end of thelbellfcrank, arm 1l,`

which passes 'through` the `sl ot 16,#in the bracket-arm to seat inthe slide.y The slide also contains an orifice 21 for the reception4 .of the part hereinafter mentioned. The slide y18 extends exterior ofthe measure' son delivering oil into the storage-:tankwhen the measurehasbeen lledngthe, said checks being designed to fall into, an,openling.23 in the slide 18 and 'beingfextractedfrom.the

lower end of the pocket onfthe withdrawal of the slide 18 after the measurehas been filled and the contents are delivered therefrom into the storagetank, as will vhereinafter more fully appear. p

25 is a hook adapted to receivethe engage ment of the hook 19 andswin'g'i'ngly mounted on a rod 26, seatedkin the extension and having a rearwardly-extending arm 27, that receives the pivotalconnection of afloat 28. The float 28 is locatedin a well 29, having a perforated bottom 30 and supported'onthe j rear wall .of the measure-tank 2. l, i

31 is astop tXed to the measure-tank wall immediately above'tlie hook-arm 27 adapted "to-'limit the movement of said arm and hook.

, A32designates`a cup seated on the bottom of' the measure-tank` and provided with aninlet-opening that permits thejentranceuof` oil from said tank into the lower endofthecup.` In the cup 32 is a oatB/i, thathasattached to it a vertical stein 35, arranged toltravel iny A.;

a bracket 36. y'Iheupp'er end/fof thestem 35 isloosely positionedin a boss 13, extending loe downwardly from the-bracket v13, and it is when said 4orifice is brought into alinement therewith on the outward movement of the "adapted to enter the orifice 21- in the slide 18 f slide in delivering oil from the measure-tank to the storage-tank. I have shown the stem. 35 with an enlarged upper end; but it may be of the same diameter throughout.

In the practical use of the measure the parts are placed in the position seen in Fig. III when the measure is to be filled. The oil to be delivered into the storage-tank is introduced into the measure-tank through the funnel 4 until the full quantity which the measure is designed for has been introduced. When full measurernenthas been introduced, the float 28 is raised by the oil present in the measure-tank, with a result that the hook 25 is lowered into the position seen in dotted lines, Fig. III, thereby raising the hook 19 of the slide 1S from retention. The person delivering the oil and measuring it is then enabled to Withdraw the slide 18 for the purpose of obtaining one of the checks A in the pocket 24, which indicates the delivery of the oil and for which collection maybe made from the storekeeper. In drawing the slide 18 outwardly to obtain the check A the operator rocks the bell-crank arm 11 by reason of its engagement with the slide, and the arm 10 is caused to partake of a similar movement, so that the outlet-valve Gis unseated and the oilis permitted to flow from the measure-tank into the storage-tauk. Vhen the slide is pulled outwardly until the orifice 21 therein is brought into alinement with the float-stem 35, the upper end of said stem passes through said orifice, being raised thereinto by the float 3ft, beneath which the oil enters as the iioat descends. The slide is thereby retained from movement in an inward direction until the oil has all escaped from the measure-tank,

thereby preventing actuation of the slide for the purpose of removing additional checks and also preventing its actuation to seat the outlet-valve until the oil has been completely delivered from the measure.

The extension 3 of the measure-tank is of less dimensions than the main body of said tank, being so constructed in order that the oil when it reaches said extension will be confined in a more limited area and will for this reason act upon the float 28 more quickly, with the result that the oil can be measured to a greater accuracy than would be possible if the float were acted upon to trip the hook 25 when the oil was onlypresent in the main portion of the measure-tank.

The float-well 29 being perforated at the bottom thereof causes the oil to be retarded in its passage to the oat 28 in said well, and for this reason the float is protected against being carried upwardly to trip the hook 25 in the event of oil being poured suddenly into the measuretank and splashed in waves against the float. In such event of the oil being splashed against the float, as it would in the absence of the perforated well, the hook 25 might be momentarily tripped to permit the fraudulent withdrawal of the slide 18; but this is not possible where the perforated well is employed, and such well is therefore a valuable feature.

The float-cup is of material merit in connection with the retention of the slide 1S in that when the float 34: has been elevated in said cup and the oil is being allowed to escape from the measure-tank through the outlet the oil that is in the Iioat-cup escapes less rapidly through the aperture 33 therein than it does through the outlet from the measuretank, with the result that the oilhas entirely escaped from the tank with the exception of a little in said float-cup before the oat has entirely descended and the slide 18 is free. Then as the ioat descends the remainder of its travel the rest of the oil in said cup is forced therefrom by the float and passes through the outlet before the outlet-valve is closed, thereby providing for the discharge of the entire quantity of oil measured.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination withameasuring-tank, a check-holder and a check-extractor; of means within the tank locking said extractor against movement until a predetermined amount of fluid has been introduced intoithe tank.

2. The combination with a measuring-tank having an inlet and an outlet, and an outletvalve, of a check-holder, and means for extracting checks from said holder and operating said valve adapted to be released `for actuation by a predetermined amount ot' Huid introduced into the measuring-tank.

3. The combination with a measuring-tank IDO having an inlet and an outlet, and an outletvalve; of a check-holder, means for extracting checks from said holder and operating said valve, released by a predetermined amount of fluid introduced in the measuringtank.

et. ln a measure of the class described, the combination of a tank having an inlet and an outlet, an outlet-valve, an apertured slide, a bell-crank forming connection between said slide and said outlet-valve and occupying au aperture in said slide, means for holding said slide in its inner position, and means for holding said slide in its outer position, substantially as described.

5. In a measure of the class described, the combination of a tank provided with an inlet and an outlet, an outlet-valve, an apertured slide, a bell-crank forming connection between said slide and said valve and occupying an aperture in said slide, a hook carried by said slide, a swinging hook adapted for engagement with said slide-hook, and a iioat having connection with said swinging hook, substantially as described.

G. In a measure of the class described, the combination of a tank provided with an inlet and an outlet, an outlet-valve, a slide having connection with said valve, a hook carried by said slide, a swinging hook adapted to engage said slide-hook, and having a rearwardly-extending arm, a float connected to said arm,

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and -a' perforate Wellin-whichsaid float isarranged to move, substantially as described.`

v 7. 4In a measure ofthe class described,the combination of a tank provideduwith an inlet and an outlet, an outlet-valve, an apertured slide having `connection .with said valve,

' means for holding said slide when in its inner position, afloat, and a stem. carried by said float adapted to enteran aperture in said slide whenthe slide is in its outer position, substantially as described.

8. In a measure ofthe class described, the

combination of a tank having anl inlet andan outlet, an outlet-valve, a slide having connection with said valve, a check-holding pocket located above said slide, said slide being pro- Avided with an opening adapted to receivel checks from said pocket for the extraction thereof, substantially as described.

9. In a measure of the class described, the

combination of a tank having an inlet and an outlet-Valve, means forfactuating said valve,

a hook arrangedrfor .engagement withA .Said

valve-actuating means, afioatfcarried :by -said hook, and a vWell in which saidioat is seated, said'well being provided `With .a perforated bottom, substantially as and for the purpose yset forth.

10. In a measure of the class. described,-the

combination of ay tankhavinganinletand an;

outlet, an outlet-valve, means for'actuating saidvalve, a float, a stem carried byisaidfloat adapted to engager said Avalve-actuating means, a. cup in which saidiioat isseated, said cup having an opening`33 at the lower end thereof through which oil mayv enter and p escape in the rise andfallof said'iioat, substantially as and for the purpose sebforth.'

In presence of4 E. S. KNIGHT, f

' N. V. ALEXANDER. 

